[hellsing9]

Sony has abandoned the trademark for The Last Guardian, a game first teased by Team Ico in 2008 that has since been notoriously absent during subsequent conventions, productions and shows. The last we heard of The Last Guardian was when it didn't make an appearance at E3 this year. During the show, SCEA's Scott Rhode told us, "It just wasn't appropriate for us to give an update. That's just how it worked out."

The trademark was abandoned "because no Statement of Use or Extension Request [was] timely filed after Notice of Allowance was issued," the USPTO TARR report states. Sony may have unintentionally let the trademark lapse, and has two months to file a petition to retrieve the application, according to its notice of abandonment.

The Last Guardian trademark was issued in January 2010, meaning Sony has until January 2013 to prove "use in commerce" and retain the mark, according to sleuth superannuation. "Use in commerce" would mean a completed, marketable game, which doesn't exist, as far as we know. Sony can of course register The Last Guardian in a new trademark if this one lapses.

Regardless of whether Sony intentionally abandoned the trademark, accidentally letting it lapse would seem to indicate a lack of focus on The Last Guardian, substantiated by the lack of content shown to the public.

Source = http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/09/so...n-get-it-back/

[DEFAULTDNB]

I hope they haven't canned it

I still play SOTC and ICO from the day it cam out to the HD remakes, .... shame if they dont make a new game.

Wasn't it project TRICO?

[hellsing9]

I hate this ****ers...this is bad. :@ /rage

[smartymarty07]

Originally Posted by DEFAULTDNB I hope they haven't canned it I still play SOTC and ICO from the day it cam out to the HD remakes, .... shame if they dont make a new game. Wasn't it project TRICO?

Seems like they might have mate. I hope they haven't too though

[DEFAULTDNB]

I think either the game has been revamped and renamed,.....

or one of us should buy the tradmark for last guardian so sony will pay us handsomly for it in future hehe

[hellsing9]

hahaha i see a huge gap in here. Like that times when guys bought domains and then selled by millions .

But not gonna happen, they will do something about it.
In terms of numbers = they are fast.

[DEFAULTDNB]

I could seriously do with the money.....